Automatic vending-machine.



A. osss. AUTOMATIG VBSDINQ MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB-.9, 1910. I

986,073, Patented Mar.7,1911;

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351 WOT/"e13 3 A. MOS ES;

AUTOMATIG VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION TILED APILQ, 1910.

PatenbedMar. 7, 1911.

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which may he of a p Hon 9. or more Mum one much plate, if de- AIK'ZLPI I MOSES, 01F MOUNT VERNUN, NEW YORK.

AU'IOMATI O VENDING-MAGHINE.

i'hr it lmmm Lhufi i, Arman-i Mk. sms. a citizen ui' izhu {hired 1* izz'lm';, rcsidingut Mount Vmfmm, in the mummy 01 W mat hes-L01 and EMU: of Iiuw il'o'rk, 1mm; iEWBIflLt-id certain new and: li'ftll inzpruvmn cnhs in Aumnmtic Vending hl ucrhi'nes, of which the; followingi:-; a, 11? 01 and much parsificnfiior1.

My invantion relates to in'xpjmvernents in nutcnnu'tic vending machines, wherein mar cl'mndisc delivered upon hhe insertion of a 1min, and whim it amylicahle to a V21" riety of C(iIlrEt-l'UULiUZiS of such machines, it shrim'n :xwiisd in 2.1 lei HM; [1% f sm'rh (iwiw 1 upwl the back rmide a new and. I @514 the aiL-hwry Um n'zean'va raleaingg 55:11am h a proper v Mn, and w. this nd my, i-m'ention consists in the devicyas hereina'firez described and fully shown in. themcemthereof, whereinf Figure l is a" sectionai 'hevation of :1- at-fu 11m embc 1g my inventicm 11 tuba hm: 1----1 of Fig. 2, Fig. 2 i551 stimiim View muflw line of Fig. 3.. Fig. 3 is a c's.- sssec tion througfll thi device 021 the line 3-3 of Fig, L

Fig. 4: sec 1011a elevation of part of the device, in Fig.1, with the Slide amended; and Figs. 5, 65 7 ar'e detail views in smiion, m ami Emit-0m. views, 1 03-- swctivuiy of "w, HZ v Thgwsing 1 T niiltzd with 22 coin e'mme and with a "JEILLQQZ mechzmQiss-hnldy of thrtiit'. metal bani to 'a shape conforming 1x: the size of the the packages are hshi and fed by gravity, assisted, if damned, by weight 4 t0 2. pa ck age receiving -jQCSSi 5, in irecirimcatingplnt'fm'n'l 01: 511130 6. in this recess the pack i ages aresuppq ris-d 115 a guidingfihelf 7 until they are car-fled out by 'the propr mm en'zent of the slide. when released by a calm beyond the edge. of H19 acheifi, when they fall in a deliverypochn :urczasaiide to the purchaser:

An inciinad-plaixe 8, afizachud tn a parti- Simd, may be emplayefl to PXGVBDt the inso t-mn of wlres to rob the machme.

Yipewiflmtion ("2 11mm, Patent Applicmirm filed April 9!, 1

.crmfoml in i llmmmtcd Mm", '2, 1911b Serial Na 554 365 '10 Fig. 2), which r wc -ive the oppwaili' 511105 of the half 1 and gui lo the slide on said shdf am} uv-unit its rmirlpmuation. The parts 0'? mid aha-11" may he supported upon the main 1. am shown, or in any suifable mammal. "hv sih le has: :1 r'uirvslot m; 11, which is rm'vehwl m1 mu side, as shown Fig 52% for a purpnse '0 11% described, 11141 which, when; tha lide Is in poqiiinla w be eperuted, in under inchn-ad coiywlhuto $5.. The shelf 7 is 510N661 :zt- (u p nit Hm passage of the (ruin. This shmm (3 extends: below the shelf 7; whm'm, in Lmnusciim1 with. u. vul'iicallymeuip m (lining-dug 13L :1, sh! J fez-med. Y is sizxgjlpz m2d m1 alw front vi 4 Sta- 'i, Filmi t0 3h; wwmg, by a,

. :1 into .3 31: which guides Uae d .0 Sue 0104.1}; ai one of its J-almixeing the dog in tilt, 01? the screw 15-215 a pivot, and thwise thereof. A fiat ed $10 the rear of partition 1 under a shoulder ii: dog sides, thereb oscillate abaut also to 1mm: hz spring zwfizzu: 9 and itSiFlEkhI I 19 011 the side of the (10g and SQI'VGS to press .512 16g upwm h Tha shelf Y is farmed with clawnwzu-dliyprojecting shcrt flange m lip 20, inclines? to he bevel of the coin-slot l1, and "1 2-1, in the slide 6, $393.03; 'iia'vwhv hi This TQCESS has a Wali cofrexapm beveled and axtends Hufii-fint'b in'tcs 'ha $100k; 14. to permit: the 1'. klfzi j'fiii sueif. The said flange sz'zmteai (mm in Fig 1, justfor- Qf the chin 0t 11, when the. siie ii; in Hing pnsition 1nd oppqsite the dog 13,

in a; coinaz ml :1 proper will, for instance a copper cant 5Z2 Whffl mserted m the- .machme thxough 'flhui/g 2, win pass through wiizsiot 3,1 and Int-0 com-recess L1, wlmre 1% W11) rest against the bevelm} side and. wilfiyus pm' iuslhad by the rear wall of flu; sain tr'c'cess in @112 slidp yids under the. shglf and behind the flange 20 and he held in an incline-c1 position whi'h? The (coin ispa sing and upemting the (hug. In this iz'whmd 1: 0: on. the win; at substantiafiy its 111mgxorwald point, will encounter :1 511g 23, which. may beveled t0 i'zmilii'ni'a its opm'efl'ion and Wm Pl'lFl'i the lug and dog sidewise, causing it to turn 01) V :rgew \15 as pivot. "Hus wxi] shghfly mm; fa cie' The slide 6 has longitudinal siciegrooves a nressing shoulder 24 projeoting fmgu 0116.

. u I side of the d on, into the path of the coin, and the coin being held by the flange and. restrained from upward n'uweinent by the shelf, will depress the dog 13. T his depression, in the case of a proper coin, is suflicient to enable a retaining-shoulder 25 on the opposite side of the dog, to pass beneath the forward end of a detaining-rail 26. This rail has a downward bend to the rear of its forward end, and this operates still further to depress the dog's-o that it is brought down. far enough to passunder an abutment 27, formed in the under side of slide 6. Detaining-rail 26 is secured on the inner wall or side-flange 28, of the slide 6. This inner Wall slides on a etationary-block 14, and the opposite inner wall 29 iiorms one side of the coin-recess and slideway. 4

Opposite the lower part of the coin-recess 21,-andat one sided the block 14, is a magnet 30, the poles of which extend slightly above the bottom edge of the coin. This magnet serves to attract any magnetic disk that may be introduced and to retain it in such posit-ionthat it will not pass behind the flange 20 on the shelf; Thereby, as it is propelled forward by the slide, it will engage depressing-shoulder 24.,and will swing same on pi ot 15, until lug 23 engages the side of such/disk. This will not depress the dog sufficiently to allow the retaining-shoul- 'der 25 to pass under detaining-rail 26,- and magnetic disk ,0

consequently the dog will encounter abut- Similarly, if a; nonf less diameter than the roper coin should be inserted, it will not be held by the flange 20 and will therefore not depress the dog sutliciently far to re lease the slide.

discharging position.

which is slotted to permit the handle to re ciprocate thefslide.

The operation of .my device should. now be clear. 'The packagedrolder is loaded with packages "and Weighted by. the weight at.

A proper coin is droppedin through the coin-chute 2, and this being inclined, will deliver the coin through the slot 11, to the coin-recess ,in the slide' and underlying block 14, 'sothat the coin'g will lean against the beveled wallet the recess. The slide then forward by the handle 31, and the rear Wall of the-coin-reoess in the slide pushes the coin forward. It will naturally,

on its entrance to the coin-reeess, have res-ted on the beveled" inner side, and will in this position pass under the shelf 7 and behind theinolined', downwardly-projcti I tlan-ge 20 thereon, and as it"rides forwar wlll tilt the upper part-of dog 13 sidewise through lug '23, hereby causing depressing-shoulder 2 to rise. being pressed down by the A handle 31 is attached to. the slide 6 and located outsidethecasing,

coin, will suiticiently depress the dog, so that retainingshoulder 25 thereon will pass ou dcr detaining-rail 26, permitting the dog to clear shoulder 27 on the slide 6. The slide 6 Will then continue its forward movement until the package, which in the meantime has dropped in the packagere'cess 5, has passed beyond the end of shelf 7 and has dropped. to the delivery-pocket, whence the customer obtains it.

If, through any cause, the end of-detaire ing rail 26 should abut against retainingv shoulder 25, means are'provided to operate the device consisting ofan inclined slot 32,

in a plate 33,- supporting said rail, which receives a headed-pin 34, secured-in side Wall 28, and causesthe detaining-rail to recede, as it is pushed, and rise, whereby the retaining-shoulder passe's under it. The detainingrail will be returned by spring 41. secured to the slide. The locking shoulder 27 is situated to the rear of the coin so that if an improper coin or disk is inserted, While -it wil'l fail to release the locking dog, it .will

go forward far enough'to be discharged and will not clog" themachine. 1

' Should a washer be inserted in the device instead of a proper coin, it may. pass under the shelf and behind flange 20. The lug ,will, however, enter the openingin the ecu ter and Will not press the dog sidewise at the proper time, which is when the greatest d'iameter of the Washer is passing over the depressing shoulder, and will tailto 'oper- .ate the machine. Similarly a disk of mag netic metaL-as iron, will be held by the ma net and will fail to depress the dog Suthciently, as will also a. coin of proper'metal but ottoo'small diameter to beheld in in-' clined position by the flange. 80, also, a coin which is held by thefiange Will fail to operate the dog unless of proper thickness anddiameter. A cardboard disk will be in operative, as it is not stiff enough to push aside the tilting-shoulder and ride over-the depressing-shoulder so as sufficiently to de press same.

Numerous Ways of indicating when themachine is empty may be employed. For instance, the weight 4, which will drop in the package-recess 5 when the packages are exhausted, may have the word Empty 1 iii! on its side to be visible through a window in the casing; or a recess 40 may be constructed in the slide which will receive the bottom of Weight 4 and hold the slide in the forward position by reason of the fact that said weight will enter the recess,'but will not."

.pass entirely out of the package-holder.

- I have illustrated but one embodiment'of 5 my invention. Numerous changes and modifi'cations maybe made in such embodiment without departing from the spirit of the same.

t said ahut mt'm,

-. I claim:

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In 111 nutmnatiu tantlttmjg ujtttctzitm, a military slide tmving tt- Ctttltlt-IB "Vitig; slut, nmans 10ml gamma mmpt't w; at 1t-min ggatmtluw'at 0n the lite and :1 ttt 31g; luck 115;; (10g immutable but .011? the path wt" said abutmenh coin-engagitm ftt'ltt tttqjni'tsstng means 011 said dog in that t, at the cm'm and attaptmit tr be, t'ttjsttt by the titttttg 0t the deg, mamns it min at prowl" ttttttt tn tilt t and t0 Itidt?! OVBJ. mitt .Qp,t(-'il"h;!f meant: i1; tdvamjz tt whereby 2 Butt. is watt, tuttt n'iezttls tmf pet-mitt w @ILHCOtR't ..t ttiz'un ;BI' t0 putts mitt dotgimfi'aae tivt t 3. In an fltltmIHttiC Vending :muchint, a, titetit/tarry tfltttt, tmx 'il' 11s for tucking; tatnn'm C(Muptftfi [19":1 int: 112 abut 11... it on the) slide, a taitt' Vt MUW' t't'lU'V- ttbt out at the gmthmftszt .t' 11mm by 2 tilted. com, 1111102111125 501' tmtttmt 21 mm of 1.11011 in said ,ent mt the "out 0f the path at amid abutment, a. depress-- 1mg shoutdm' 0n sand. dug tn that pat 0f the com, a 1 x59, 011 stud (log, the mtttenttty 0t whit-h is Qtlt? of vertical ulimrueut Wit 1'" the moitil-engaging part of mitt Slttttlttttilfl,

tn ttn mltumtttic mending mamhintt, u, tmilthw ttevim mutt rnin-tmtttz'tted means for nme cmngiytlsingg at stttte having: it

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1t the ni n owuting v wing; said slot and em tlilttltt d; m HM, .mznutmle, Wt'teteby said tutt tm-salitt pin @r tmmd 1011- the ltltlk comprisjtmtiflll on the cttlg, a de- "tin, in the path. of 't' tt w; 1 mm; 55; adjztcant tu t. tmi't ting a {with "in pnslt'ion to en? 11d tilting 8U tjttapmssaing tu'mjmztiens; tin am ttuttml" c "tt-nuttmg lmmtline, a 're cipmctttinq slide t1 ting 2.". will recess there-- in, :1 1 for said I cmnpt'ist tg'a 100ktiutt tmrmfltly tat lttntt tn bed. with it t, a; p .t 111ml fittppfll'ttit m thz machine, whereby said ttug; may tm tilted m1 saitt'pin m: moved 10nlzttty mttttiw thtwetu, l'nmms "fut" held- 1 mttrmtty in pcimition to lot 'i v (using the 10st: cram'pris- '11s (1055:). depress 2min in the path of the v ttleuns ttljuctmt to said ttn tart-1101mm, it min in position to engage mitt tittingg; ttflptttfifstng pmj uctttms, it retaining;pt'njtzctiml on. sand ting, and a detttitltllg mil an the twat e in position. tu hold said dog; when (t e Wes-sect.

8. In gm antitank; it: Vending machine, a

cipmcztti ng slide 1' UVidBd with a coin retmvin, at h tveled side Wall, it flange tmctatt t0 ttt mat-him: fo ward of said coin as in pt'lfiititfi'i t0 tmld a coin against said had Walt, at l' lwgmgt in the'trmne adjat mitt 00in tetggss in pt'lSttiOI't t0 hold il'lilgltflitfi dislm frujfa passing under said flange and i "took tot-said slide adzipttt to rettmsted, by a (3051! held by said. flange.

5); tn 2111' :tut natic vel xdingz;nutchi11e, a reut-(wilted with a coin recess having]; beveled tiidt! Wall, a flange fixvd to the machine v01v position Iwttt win against said beveled with a ma net in the ftmne a't cljacelltt'said win in position to hpljtt Imtgjnetic dist-ts from pt'ftllgg nnderwid flange, am]. 12mins for tucking said slide comprising a tacking tllmtmt nt U1 Hm stitte, atitti'ng lack-- Mtg-(10g :tdi pteat to move lengthwise Duttdf' ttm path of Bttitt abutment, and means] for tiun to e ljlgugtttht side o'fttae 2min at sub- 10 tn. 23m mitmnatic Vending? We.protrattitlg' Etidt? pt-cwided Withn coinrt 'l'tfli'tltttif3 vel'xtting machine, a re:

the My utt'm themt'n, meant; :91 holdm it amt-malty tn POSLUMI in tact: the

slot q and of suidtxfin recess in maid cess having a beveled side Wall, a flange fixed to the machine forward of saidcom .recess in position to hold a coin against said beveled wall, 'a magnet in the frame :adja cent said coin recess in position to hold magnetic disks from passing under said flange, and means for locking said slide comprising a locking abutment on the slide,

a tilting locking-dog adapted to move when released by a coin.

11. In an automatic vending machine, coin-released locking means comprising a tilting dog, means for tilting said dog actuated by the coin, means for depressing the (log also actuated by the coin. means for holding the dog normally in looking position, means for holding the dog in unlocked position comprising a ret'ainingshoulder on the dog and a cooperating rail on the frame.

12. In an automatic vending machine, coin-released locking means comprising a tilting dog, means for tilting said dog actuated by the coin, means For depressing the dog also actuated by the coin, means for holding the dog normally in locking position. means for holding the dog inunlocked )OSitlOIl com risin a retainin shoulder on the dog and a coopcrating'rail on the frame movable lengthwise, combined with means for causing the rail to rise. as it is'moved.

13 In an automatic vending machine, a

locking device and coin-actuated means for releasing same, comprising a movable abutment, a locking dog normally in position to engage same, means permitting said dog to have atilting movement and a movement out of the path of said abutment, a depressing shoulder on said dog in the path of the coin, :1 lug on said dog, the extremity of which is out of vertical alinemelit with the coin-engaging part of said shoulder, and which is located in position to engage the side of the coin at substantially a median line. Y

14. In an automatic vending machine, a locking device and coin-actuated means for releasing same, comprising a slide having a coin-receiving recess, a locking abutment thereon, a locking tilting dog movable'rela tively thereto, means for holding a coin in tilted position in said recess adjacent to said dog, a magnet located in the frame ed jacent to said coin-recess, a shoulderon'said. dog in the path of the com, a tilting pro3ecesepve tion on said dog in position to engage the side of the coin, whereby said dog is moved out of locking position by the passage of a tilted coin. I

15. In an automatic vending machine,'a reciprocating slide having a coin-recess therein, a lock for said slide comprising a locking projection therein, a locking dog in position normally to lock said slide, and provided with a slot, a pin entering said slot and supported in the machine, whereby, said dog may be tilted on said pin or moved longitudinally relative thereto, means for holding the, dog normally in position-to lock, the slide, means for releasing the lock comprising a tilting projection on thedog, a. depressing projection therein, in the path of the coin; combined with means adjacent to said dog for holding a coin in position to engage said tilting and depressing project-ions, and a magnet in the frame opposite said coin recess. 16. In an automatic vending machine, a movable platform ,having a coin recess, a locking device and coin-actuated means for releasing some, comprising means for bold ing a coin in tilted position on said platform, a tilting locking dog having tilting and depressing shoulders in the path of the coin, a detainingrail on the slide and a retaining shoulder on the dog, the said parts so combined and operating that a coin of proper diameter and thickness Wilh'upon being held by said flange, tiltand depress said dog sutiicie'ntly to release the lock and cause the retaining shoulder to pass under the retainingrail.

17. In an automatic vending machine, a" moving delivery slide having a coin recess, a locking device and coinroperated releas ing means therefor, comprising a locking. abutment on said slide, a locking dog normally in the path of said slide, means actuated by the coin for removing said dog out of the path of said abutment, and means independent of the coin for positively engaging the dog and holding the some out of said locking position during the operation of the machine.

18. In an automatic vending machine, a movable delivery slide having a coin recess adapted to propel a coin, a loclring abutment on said slide to the rear of said recess,

a locking dog forward of said coin recess adapted to be depressed by the coin," and means independent of the coin for holding said dog depressed until the abutment on the slide has moved past the dog.

19. In an automatic vending machine, a reciprocating delivery slide provided, with a,eoin slot, means for locking and releasing said slide-comprising a dog reciprocating in a plane, perpendicular to said slide, a stop on said dog adapted to cooperate with a stop on said slide, a shoulder on said dog in-oper I atlvepositlon relativeto a GOlIl'lIl said COIII- V slot, and means independent of the co n for witnesses.

retaining said! dog in released position, which are adapted to operate upon the movement of the slide past the coiiperative point" of said dog and min.

.' Witnesses In witness vherep f I have 'he'i'enntonset' my hand in the presence oft -wo snbscribing' DOLPHiiOSE Sl MORRIS M bsEs,

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